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Businessman and Leader for a New Age of Financial Growth: The Rise of CFO Michael Burwell

With over 31 years of finance and professional services experience, Michael “Mike” J. Burwell was quite the catch for global advisory and broking solutions Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson’s business can date back to its founding in 1828 by Henry Willis and employs over 40,000 over more than 140 countries. Their primary focus is the management and design of highly effect solutions for the overarching financial market.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Michigan State University in 1986, Burwell has gone on to achieve success after success in his professional career. In 2010, he was name Michigan State University’s “Alumnus of the Year” in recognition of his many feats.

Burwell comes from an extensive stretch of work for Pricewaterhous Coopers LLP (PwC), an accounting practice with greater than a century of business history. Michael Burwell now serves as Willis Towers Watson’s Chief Financial Officer, replacing former Chief Financial Officer Roger Millay, who retired on October 2, 2017. Burwell will be responsible for managing financial planning, risks, and data analysis for the entirety of Willis Towers Watson. With Burwell’s extensive financial business experience, he is well suited to the position.

In 1997, Michael Burwell was elevated from an assurance practitioner assisting audit clients to a partnership with PwC, where he went on to start the company’s Detroit practice. Eventually, Burwell’s work led him to become Transaction Services Leader of the company’s entire central region. In 2007, he was further elevated to the position of Chief Financial Officer, and barely a year later, Chief Operating Officer for the business across the U.S. By 2012, he was appointed Vice Chairman Global and U.S. Transformation, and through this role succeeded in radically improving the organizational structure of PwC as a whole.

Understandably, Willis Towers Watson is excited to welcome Burwell to their team. Chief Executive Officer John Haley, whom Burwell will be answering to directly, released a statement on Burwell’s appointment. Haley claims he is “excited” to have Burwell enter the company as they are approaching “an important point in [the] company’s evolution.” Burwell is expected to assist with Willis Towers Watson’s overall long-term achievements and growth, bringing the company up strong in this new year. Go Here for related Information.